At war over scams and policies, MPs unite for ‘smoking zone’ in Parliament

While house proceedings turn into a warzone with the government and the Opposition up in arms against each other over the Vyapam and Lalit Modi issues, all MPs have united for demanding a designated smoking area in Parliament.

A designated smoking area in Parliament had recently been closed as Parliament is a No Smoking Zone under Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act 2003.

Some MPs had cut across party lines and registered their protest against the removal of this designated area. The troubled MPs had also met Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on the issue earlier this week.

They had requested for a ‘smoking room’ after the space adjacent to the Central Hall had been converted for another use.

A stenographers’ pool is now reportedly using the room, which was till date used by MPs to enjoy a smoke.

Nice day,
When central Government is prohibiting Smoking In Offices & factories how they can demand a SMOKING PLACE ???. Let them smoke outside parliament….!..If managed to get one the way they do for PERKS & SALARY it has to be challenged in COURT……..
If a worker smokes in side factory premises despite sufficient alert & displays, the Rule says MD/OCCUPIER will be punished…??
IF SMOKING PLACE IS PROVIDED THEN BOTH SPEAKER & PM MUST BE PUNISHED..!!

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